Featured Events in Sheffield in August, 2025 (August Updated)

Join us for our last family creative session of the summer holidays and have a go at embossing with metal.Find inspiration by studying examples of taxidermy birds from the city’s museum collection, and imagine the swifts and swallows currently nesting at the Hamlet. We’ll then show you how to push and press your metal with tools to create a decorative item to take home with you, adorned with the beauty of the local area. Suitable for the whole family to do together. All materials will be provided and no experience required. Check out our other family activities happening at the Hamlet this summer on our website Sessions run for 50 minutes. Please arrive at the start time of your ticket to ensure maximum time during the workshop. Please book a ticket for each child and each adult who will be participating in the workshop. All ticket holders will be creating a metal tile each. All children need to be accompanied by an adult. Please read the cancellation policy here before booking. We are unable to give refunds or ticket transfers with less than 7 days' notice before the session takes place. Information Source: Sheffield Museums | eventbrite

Arts practitioner Nisha Lall will teach you dances inspired by South American, African and South Asian styles. You’ll learn how colour is used in dance from different cultures, and have the chance to try using colourful props and playing instruments as well. Nisha Lall is an arts practitioner trained in Indian, Arabic, Latin dance styles. Nisha has over 15 years’ experience in delivering dance projects and events in educational, professional and community settings. She believes in making global art forms accessible to a wide audience. Her work has allowed her to deliver projects to diverse communities including parent and toddlers, refugees, global majority groups, SEND families and care homes. She is also the Co-Festival Director of Sheffield’s annual outdoor dance festival, Chance To Dance as well as the artistic director of ASHAY Dance CIC. Recommended age 5+. This is a workshop for the whole family to do together, so please book a ticket for each child and each adult. Sessions run for 50 minutes, so please arrive at the start time of your ticket to ensure maximum time during the workshop. All children need to be accompanied by an adult. This workshop forms part of the programme of events complementing the exhibition Colour , which opens at the Millennium Gallery on 19 June 2025, until 14 September 2025. Image credit: Adobe Please read the cancellation policy here before booking. We are unable to give refunds or ticket transfers with less than 7 days' notice before the session takes place. Information Source: Sheffield Museums | eventbrite

Inspired by Abbeydale’s nature and Victorian past, get crafty in this textile workshop and design and make a lavender bag. Embellish your designs with trimmings, buttons and ribbons. We'll show you some you some simple stiches if you're up for it, but there will be glue and tape so littler hands can take part too . All materials will be provided and no experience of sewing is required. Suitable for the whole family to do together. Sessions run for 50 minutes. Please arrive at the start time of your ticket to ensure maximum time during the workshop. Please book a ticket for each child and a ticket for each adult who will be participating in the workshop. All ticket holders will be creating a print each. All children need to be accompanied by an adult. Check out our other family activities taking place at the hamlet this summer on our website Please read the cancellation policy here before booking. We are unable to give refunds or ticket transfers with less than 7 days' notice before the session takes place. Information Source: Sheffield Museums | eventbrite

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Have a go at creating your own clay tile to take home using motifs and symbols inspired by Abbeydale Industiral Hamlet's past. You'll learn different relief clay sculpture techniques, building up your tile design using a variety of materials to add textures Suitable for the whole family to do together. Sessions run for 50 minutes. Please arrive at the start time of your ticket to ensure maximum time during the workshop. Please book a ticket for each child and a ticket for each adult who will be participating in the workshop. All ticket holders will be creating a clay tile each. All children need to be accompanied by an adult. Check out our other family activities taking place at the hamlet this summer on our website Please read the cancellation policy here before booking. We are unable to give refunds or ticket transfers with less than 7 days' notice before the session takes place. Information Source: Sheffield Museums | eventbrite

Secret Cinema #4 Join us at the cozy Alder Bar for a night filled with mystery and excitement. Get ready to be transported into a world of film like never before. This in-person experience will immerse you in a cinematic adventure you won't soon forget. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to be part of something special. Grab your tickets now and get ready for a night of surprises! That was written by AI - it pretty much covers what Iiwas going to say any way so thought I'd leave it in. This is a free entry event. The film will not be announced before the screening. Book in or just turn up. Film starts at 18:30! Information Source: Kelham Island Film Club | eventbrite

Sip and Paint Starry Night Over The Great Wave! Looking for a creative night in Sheffield ? Join us for a sip and paint experience at Hagglers Corner ! This event is inspired by Annie Dalton ‘s Van Gogh Vs Hokusai inspired mash up! Have a waving good time as you re-imagine this epic mash-up Unleash your creativity – wine glass or prosecco in one hand, paint brush in the other. No experience? No problem! Whether you are looking for a fun night out or are a budding artist, you’ll enjoy creating your own masterpiece. What’s included in your sip and paint event: All art supplies – paint, brushes, canvas and apron provided Step-by-step guidance from a professional artist – or let your creativity lead the way! A themed playlist and upbeat vibes to inspire your artistic flow Please note your ticket does not include a drink, but a wide range of drinks are available for purchase Your canvas to take home – showcase your finished work with pride! Whether you’re planning fun things to do with friends, a date night or simply want to try something new, this PopUp Painting event promises a night of creativity and fun. Spaces are limited, so book now to secure your place for this unforgettable sip and paint experience in Sheffield ! Please see our booking terms and conditions here . Information Source: PopUp Painting & Events Ltd | eventbrite

Have a go at easy nature-themed print techniques to design and decorate a tote bag to take away with you.   We’ll guide you through the ancient Japanese technique of Hapa Zome, tapping leaves and flowers and transferring vibrant colours and shapes onto your fabric. You’ll finish off your bag design with some small print embellishments.    Suitable for the whole family to do together. All materials will be provided and no experience required.   Check out our other family activities happening at the hamlet this summer on our website What's On Sessions run for 50 minutes. Please arrive at the start time of your ticket to ensure maximum time during the workshop. Please book a ticket for each child and each adult who will be participating in the workshop.  All ticket holders will be creating a clay tile each.  All children need to be accompanied by an adult.  Please read the cancellation policy here before booking. We are unable to give refunds or ticket transfers with less than 7 days' notice before the session takes place. Information Source: Sheffield Museums | eventbrite

If you have toy to medium sized Sighthound like a Whippet, Italian Greyhound or smaller lurcher that loves socialise off lead then please join us for a social zoom in our fully secure indoor arena in S8 Sheffield.Our arena is 25 x 40 m with a lovely soft floor that's kind on joints, plenty of space to stretch out and run. There will be at least one trainer present for supervision, however you are all responsible for your own dogs. Please do not bring a dog in season, friendly dogs only please. 1 ticket will be needed per dog joining us. We have a private car park, please let us know if you have low mobility and we will ensure you have the parking space nearest to the entrance. Please bring your own water and bowl for your dog, all waste must be taken home by yourself. Any questions please feel free to contact us on WhatsApp 07777500955 Please let us know if you can no longer attend our event as we will gift spare tickets to low income households.We are wheelchair friendly but please let us know in advance if you are coming so we can ensure the floor is watered down to make it extra firm. Information Source: Moss Valley Tails | eventbrite

If you have a Spaniel, Retriever, Goldie, Poodle Cross or any gundog in between that loves socialise off lead then please join us for a social zoom in our fully secure indoor arena in S8 Sheffield.Our arena is 25 x 40 m with a lovely soft floor that's kind on joints, plenty of space to stretch out and run. There will be at least one trainer present for supervision, however you are all responsible for your own dogs. Please do not bring a dog in season, friendly dogs only please. 1 ticket will be needed per dog joining us. We have a private car park, please let us know if you have low mobility and we will ensure you have the parking space nearest to the entrance. Please bring your own water and bowl for your dog, all waste must be taken home by yourself. Any questions please feel free to contact us on WhatsApp 07777500955 Please let us know if you can no longer attend our event as we will gift spare tickets to low income households.We are wheelchair friendly but please let us know in advance so we can ensure that the floor is watered down so it is firmer. Information Source: Moss Valley Tails | eventbrite

A series of outdoor workshops on how to identify plants, their cultural and ecological importance, and the multiple ways we can preserve and process them for modern use. In this series we will center our meetings around The Elder, a tree known as a mother for its generosity in all that it provides.Often overlooked when not in bloom, the Elder is a culturally important tree full of folklore, tradition, and many practical, medicinal and culinary uses. This will be a chance to really get to know and develop a relationship with a plant, from buds to flowers, berries to bare branches and fungus. In each stage of growth we will explore how to preserve different parts of the tree, going way beyond elderflower cordial. We will use our meetings to explore the ways people used to commune with trees could be brought into our lives as an act of resistance to modern malaise, creating a feeling of connection not only with the plant and the world around us but with each other too. Each meeting will provide you with the opportunity for foraging, preserving, crafting and discussion. We will be sharing experiences and knowledge with plenty of wild cooking and recipes to try all from this magical, mythical, mama of a tree. Session 1 - Yeah Buddy 11/05/2025 Identifying Elders and other nearby foragables. How to talk to your mother, exploring the folklore and customs linked to Elders. How to preserve and use buds. Practical and Medicinal uses. Crafting from elder activity. Wild snacking and refreshments - tasters of what you can make. Session 2 - I’ll bring you flowers (not in the rain) 08/06/2025 Identifying Elderflowers and their lookalikes and other forageables. Sweet and savory preservation methods. Flower folklore. Practical and Medicinal uses. Make a face spray. Wild Snacking and refreshments - tasters of what you can make . Session 3 - Berry good time to make tasty things 17/08/2025 Wine, sauces, pickles, jellies, vinegars and more! Using elders and other nearby foragables. Practical and medicinal uses . Elder as a dye. Sun printing. Wild Snacking and refreshments - tasters of what you can make. Session 4 - Lend me your Jelly ears 28/09/2025 Folklore of how the elder got it's ears. How to identify and use Jelly ear fungus and other nearby foragables. Witchy business, craft activity and stories. Wild Snacking and refreshments - tasters of what you can make. Grand Finale! Bring and share makes. Information Source: Wild Combination | eventbrite

If you have toy to small sized dog like a Chihuahua, Terrier, Dashund and so on that loves socialise off lead then please join us for a social zoom in our fully secure indoor arena in S8 Sheffield.Our arena is 25 x 40 m with a lovely soft floor that's kind on joints, plenty of space to stretch out and run. There will be at least one trainer present for supervision, however you are all responsible for your own dogs. Please do not bring a dog in season, friendly dogs only please. 1 ticket will be needed per dog joining us. We have a private car park, please let us know if you have low mobility and we will ensure you have the parking space nearest to the entrance. Please bring your own water and bowl for your dog, all waste must be taken home by yourself. Any questions please feel free to contact us on WhatsApp 07777500955 Please let us know if you can no longer attend our event as we will gift spare tickets to low income households. We are wheelchair friendly but please let us know in advance so we can ensure the floor is watered down so it is firmer. Information Source: Moss Valley Tails | eventbrite

In 1929 John George Graves gave £30,000 to the construction of a new library with the condition that an art gallery would be built on the top floor, giving the gallery its name when it opened five years later. An avid art collector, he amassed an astounding 3000 pictures throughout his lifetime and gave 700 of those to the city collection. Join us at the Graves Gallery and find out about more about life, work and collection of JG Graves. You’ll hear about the history of the gallery and look more closely at some of the works from his original collection that are still on display today. Image credit: David Jagger, Dr. J. G. Graves (1866–1945) © the artist’s estate. Please donate if you're able and help keep your museums open and available for everyone to enjoy. Suggested donation £5 – when you select your tickets, please scroll down and select ‘General Admission + Donation’. Information Source: Sheffield Museums | eventbrite

Join us in the backroom at Ernest for an evening of wine tasting led by Andrea from North East Tasting Club. Andrea will share with us her in depth wine knowledge, as we journey through several different bottles alongside perfectly paired nibbles provided by Ernie. We'll be learning all about natural wines and how they are produced along the way. Andrea started North East Tasting Club as a way to share her passion and knowledge for wine with the great people of the North East. She’s trained to WSET Level 3 through working in wine retail & hospitality. During the event there will be an opportunity to visit the bottleshop in Ernie and buy anything you enjoyed to take away with you. Your ticket price includes all wines, welcome drink & nibbles throughout the event. This event is for ages 18+ Information Source: Ernest | eventbrite

Relax and unwind, as we treat you to samples of eight amazing wines. An evening to indulge in some gorgeous natural wines, from zippy sparkling wines to deep and luscious reds. Our 'wine guy' Ruth will tell you about the vineyards, the vintners and the history behind each wine, as well as providing tasting notes. We always makes sure there are extra bottles of all the wines you've tasted, so you can take some of your favourites home with you - and with a heavy discount off the menu price! Information Source: The Wonky Labrador | eventbrite

21.08.25: Downstream Darkness: Embrace of the Serpent - 2015 - Ciro Guerra The second screening in our Downstream Darkness series, curated by Pete. Embrace of the Serpent (Spanish: El abrazo de la serpiente ) is a 2015 internationally co-produced adventure drama film directed by Ciro Guerra, and written by Guerra and Jacques Toulemonde Vidal. Shot almost entirely in black and white, the film follows two journeys made thirty years apart by the indigenous shaman and last survivor of his people Karamakate in the Colombian Amazonian jungle, one with Theo, a German ethnographer, and the other with Evan, an American botanist, both of whom are searching for the rare plant yakruna . It was inspired by the travel diaries of Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evans Schultes, and dedicated to lost Amazonian cultures. It premiered on 15 May 2015 during the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Art Cinema Award. As always, ticket holders are privy to some insane drink deals! THE FILM STARTS AT 8PM PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY SO YOU CAN GET A DRINK BEFORE WE PRESS PLAY At Kelham Film Club and Alder Bar we try our best to be as accessible as possible to all our patrons. If there’s anything you require, or if there’s anything you don’t think we’re doing well enough, please feel free to contact us and let us know. See you then! Information Source: Kelham Island Film Club | eventbrite

Children under 12 come free. Well-behaved dogs on a lead are also more than welcome. What to expect We will take a 2.5 hour guided foraging walk (covering 1 to 2 miles) around a beautiful nature reserve, stopping regularly to discuss (and where possible, eat!) the many edible goodies we find along the way, whether that be plants, flowers, fruits, nuts or mushrooms! What we’ll find depends on the time of year and the mercy of nature! The route is mainly a walking/hiking trail with some up and down hills, but we’ll go at a gentle pace. Although the main focus will be foraging from the perspective of wild food, we will also touch upon what can be foraged for non-food uses, such as medicinal purposes, or "bushcraft" uses like finding a natural plaster in the wild or making your own string! What you’ll learn This course will cover the best ways to start and progress through the early stages of your foraging journey, in order to best maximise your learning and development, and will include: A brief introduction to myself and foraging in general. Finding and discussing over 15 species common across the UK. How to identify the species we come across. Information about toxic species to avoid . Foraging laws and principles to ensure you forage legally, safely and responsibly. Trying a couple of pre-prepared wild food-based samples ! A follow-up email to participants with a summary of the species we found and other useful information such as my recommended books for further reading. Making foraging fun and safe Foraging is fun and fascinating, with so many benefits it’s unbelievable. It’s as safe as anything when approached with the right level of caution, awareness, and knowledge . It’s important to realise however that foraging can be dangerous IF you approach it with a lack of caution (recklessness), and/or a lack of awareness of the risks and without the respect nature deserves. During the course, I will show you how to approach foraging in a way whereby you don’t just minimise but eliminate all risks, so you are free to enjoy the many benefits that foraging brings into your life – and there are many! Log in to nature Humans have been foraging as a way to survive for hundreds of thousands of years. Before farming, this was how we survived – finding what nature provided in harmony with the seasons and the land. This period before farming forms over 95 per cent of our existence as a species, so to our brains and bodies, wild food foraging is incredibly natural – this is one of the reasons it feels so good! Foraging is one of the best ways to disconnect from our busy modern lives of emails, social media and technology, and reconnect with nature and our ancestral roots. During our foraging walk, we will log off from the modern world and log in to nature! Meeting Point and Parking For this course, we’ll meet at the end of Redmires Way (S10 4NB) where it meets Redmires Road. The postcode will take you to Redmires Way, and there is ample space for off-road parking on Redmires Way itself, or on one of the roads it leads to. Alternatively, there is a parking lot next to The Sportsman pub which is a bit further down Redmires Road and would involve walking about 0.4 miles to our meeting point. Google Maps "dropped pin" location for our exact meeting point is: https://goo.gl/maps/q9M3AZSYfVnrb7BL7 Information Source: The Forager Within | eventbrite

Inspired by the Hamlet’s past, come and make your own pinhole camera and capture an unique other-worldly image of this historic industrial site. We’ll show you how to make to make a pinhole camera, which doesn't use a lens, then help you find opportunities to take your own photo using light sensitive papers. Suitable for the whole family to do together. All materials will be provided and no experience required. Sessions run for 50 minutes. Please arrive at the start time of your ticket to ensure maximum time during the workshop. Please book a ticket for each child and a ticket for each adult who will be participating in the workshop. All ticket holders will be creating a camera each. All children need to be accompanied by an adult. Recommended for ages 7 + Check out our other family activities taking place at the hamlet this summer on our website Please read the cancellation policy here before booking. We are unable to give refunds or ticket transfers with less than 7 days' notice before the session takes place. Information Source: Sheffield Museums | eventbrite

Coming Soon... Reel Steel present one of horror cinema's most iconic titles, in 16mm . Originally shot in 16mm , The Evil Dead (1981) is the low-budget horror movie that roared across cinema screens and changed the speed of fear forever, and made a cult legend out of Bruce Campbell in his iconic role as the lethal, wisecracking character Ash. Telling the tale of a group of friends who while at a cabin in the woods, encounter an unspeakable evil upon discovering the Book of the Dead - one by one, this terrifying evil takes hold, as it falls to Ash to battle evil spirits and possessed friends in order to survive the night. Spawning sequels, comic books, videogames and a TV series, the original Evil Dead film from director Sam Raimi is one of horror cinema's most iconic titles. A cult movie favourite - and at one time banned in the UK during the "video nasties" saga of the 1980s - The Evil Dead is an imaginative and unique horror film which more than lives up to its name. Come and see this horror classic in its original 16mm format. Saturday August 23rd - Bank Holiday weekend Doors open - 6:30pm Film begins - 7:30pm This film will be presented in 16mm . Booking in advance is recommended. This screening is 18+ only; entry will not be permitted to anyone (including ticket holders) below this age. See details on the rating classification / content advice from the BBFC >here< Find the Facebook event >here< Reel Steel Information Source: Reel Steel | eventbrite

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